The 2022 Menards 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the fourth race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Elko New Market, Minnesota at Elko Speedway, a 0.375 mile (0.604 km) permanent oval racetrack. The race was contested over 250 laps. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, dominated the entire race, leading all but 17 laps for his 2nd career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love and Landon Pembelton, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Menards 250
Race details
Race 8 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Race 4 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date June 25, 2022
Official name Seventh Annual Menards 250
Location Elko Speedway, Elko New Market, Minnesota
Course Permanent racing facility
0.375 mi (0.604 km)
Distance 250 laps, 93.750 mi (150.876 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 93.750 mi (150.876 km)
Average speed 71.098 mph (114.421 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 14.397
Most laps led
Driver Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 233
Winner
No. 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Krista Voda, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA

Background

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Elko Speedway, is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city. The track divisions include Limited Late Models, Thunder Car, Legends, Power Stocks, and Bandoleros on regular Saturday Nights.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet St. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism
7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet Red Tide Canopies, Coble Enterprises
10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute
12 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Toyota CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling
15 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Allstate Peterbilt Group
20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Pit Viper Sunglasses
27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Chevrolet Immigration Law Center
30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford ICON Direct
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Martech Services Company
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet PSST...Copraya Websites
55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota HessertCars.com
66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Vanco Racing Toyota Mac Rak Engineered Rak Repair
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 25, at 3:30 PM CST.[2] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 14.545 seconds, and a speed of 92.815 mph (149.371 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 14.545 92.815
2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.600 92.466
3 15 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.659 92.094
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 25, at 5:00 PM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[2]

Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 14.397 seconds, and a speed of 93.770 mph (150.908 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Name Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 14.397 93.770
2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.410 93.685
3 15 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.433 93.536
4 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 14.556 92.745
5 55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.657 92.106
6 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.664 92.062
7 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.712 91.762
8 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 14.724 91.687
9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 14.779 91.346
10 12 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Toyota 14.807 91.173
11 66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Vanco Racing Toyota 14.824 91.069
12 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 14.892 90.653
13 7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet 15.363 87.873
14 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 15.493 87.136
15 27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Chevrolet 15.725 85.851
16 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 15.866 85.088
17 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 16.013 84.307
18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 16.731 80.689
19 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford - -
20 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 233 Running 49
2 2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 17 Running 43
3 3 15 Landon Pembelton Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 0 Running 41
4 6 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 250 0 Running 40
5 4 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 39
6 5 55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 0 Running 38
7 12 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 248 0 Running 37
8 9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 248 0 Running 36
9 10 12 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Toyota 246 0 Running 35
10 11 66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Vanco Racing Toyota 246 0 Running 34
11 8 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 246 0 Running 33
12 7 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 243 0 Running 32
13 13 7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet 238 0 Running 31
14 14 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 223 0 Running 30
15 20 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 133 0 Running 29
16 18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 116 0 Overheating 28
17 19 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 56 0 Engine 27
18 16 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Toyota 15 0 Overheating 26
19 17 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Brakes 25
20 15 27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Handling 24
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Fenwick, Adam (2022-06-25). "Sammy Smith leaves no doubt with dominant victory at Elko Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  3. ^ "Practice results: Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2022-06-25.
  4. ^ "Qualifying results: Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2022-06-25.
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